Legislature postpones start as weather impacts other events too

11:15 PM,
Jan. 5, 2014

Written by

Lesley Weidenbener
TheStatehouseFile.com

Legislative leaders have postponed the start of the 2014 General Assembly for a day, now planning for lawmakers to convene Tuesday as harsh winter weather affected calendars across the state.

Legislators were to start today for a so-called short session, scheduled to last through mid-March, but heavy snow across much of the state and predictions of frigid temperatures led to the postponement.

Gov. Mike Pence announced earlier that state offices won't open until 10 a.m. today, in an attempt to avoid the coldest of the ...